Keir Hardie Primary School

Community school·Primary school London, Newham·E16 1FZ
Composite score
71.6
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#1,584
National rank
#426
In London
#24
In Newham
Top 11%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
85%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
55 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
0.92
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
181
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
1.79 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 2873 m
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.13
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8520221.0020230.9320240.7820250.922026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
451
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
45.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
61.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,884
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Keir Hardie Primary School

Keir Hardie Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 451 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. 85% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 4.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Keir Hardie Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 60 Reception places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.79 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.7%. There are about 19.1 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 46% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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